Scientists describe new-to-science mouse opossum from Peruvian Andes

Mongabay
Oct 17, 2025, 4:30 pm320 ptsTop
Scientists have described a new species of mouse opossum discovered in 2018 in the cloud forests of the Peruvian Andes, 2,664 meters (8,740 feet) above sea level. The find was reported by Mongabay Latam staff writer Yvette Sierra Praeli. The new marsupial is named Marmosa chachapoya after the ancient Chachapoya…

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